Undergraduate Program Handbook - Department of Chemical ...

If the student is absent for excused reasons for an unreasonable amount of time during the semester, the
academic Dean or designee of the student’s college may consider giving the student a grade of W. You must
contact the academic advisor for the criteria and documentation required for this consideration.
Whenever a student is absent for unknown reasons for an extended period of time, the instructor can request a
check on the welfare of the student. In most cases, the instructor will contact the Senior Academic Advisor to
initiate this. If, in the opinion of the instructor or advisor, a student is exhibiting behaviors which obstruct their
ability to function, it may become necessary for referral to other campus resources. The personnel of all
departments of the University are expected to refer students with apparent psychological problems to the
Student Counseling Service (primarily) or Student Health Services (secondarily).
FIRST YEAR GRADE EXCLUSION
An undergraduate student who entered as a "first time in college” may elect to have grades of D, F, or U in a
maximum of three (3) A&M courses for which he/she enrolled within 12 months of the first date of enrollment
excluded from his/her undergraduate degree and cumulative GPA calculation. Only currently enrolled students
may invoke first-year grade exclusion (FYGE). All courses chosen for FYGE will remain on the official transcript
and be designated on the transcript as excluded.
Grades for courses in which the student was found to have committed academic dishonesty as recorded by the
Aggie Honor System Office cannot be excluded, regardless whether or not the student completed remediation.
A course for which the grade has been excluded may not be used to satisfy degree requirements unless it is
repeated for an acceptable grade.
Once a course has been excluded from the GPA calculation, a student will not later be permitted to have the
exclusion removed or otherwise changed. In other words, if you exclude grades of D you also lose credit for the
courses.
Complete details, information, and frequently asked questions (FAQs) are available from the Office of the
Registrar and through MyRecord from the Howdy web portal
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BE VERY CAUTIOUS ABOUT YOUR FYGE DECISIONS!
The Chemical Engineering department is serious about students making satisfactory degree progress. Extreme
use of FYGE and/or Q-drops can cause a student to fall out of compliance with the STANDARD FOR
SATISFACTORY DEGREE PROGESS.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Preregistration for Summer and Fall semesters takes place during the Spring. Pre-registration for the Spring
semester takes place during the Fall. Each fall and spring semester, preregistration advising is available in the
Undergraduate Advising Office and through your assigned Faculty Mentor. For certain students, advising may
be mandatory to ensure proper course selection. Students who are on a probation term will not be granted the
opportunity to preregister for courses. All students should know what courses are required for the degree, and
to ensure that they meet all the prerequisites.
Students are expected to register for courses that follow the Chemical Engineering curriculum. The Senior
Academic Advisor must approve enrollment in courses that do not apply to the curriculum. Students who are
changing majors will be allowed one semester of registration, only with approval from the advisor in the new
major. A student who fails to obtain approval will be blocked from registration, removed from the inappropriate
course(s) and/or required to register for a prescribed schedule of courses.
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